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GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Green/White/Gold
Coach: Derrin Lamker
League: Metro - West
Playoff Division: AAAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2017 JV Record: 3-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Quinn Carrol 6'7" 295 OL
Matt Cavanaugh 6'2" 200 RB/FS

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Very Smart, Strength
Team Weaknesses: Speed

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 34.7
2017 National Rank: #1067
2017 State Rank: #11
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.8
2018 Starting Power Rating: 18.4
2018 National Rank: #1189
2018 State Rank: #13
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 34.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1009
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.8
Dynasty Record: 80-67 (34-38 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 8-3
2017 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd)
2017 Points For Average: 23.9
2017 Points Against Average: 14.5
2017 Differential: +9.4
2017 Wins: #796 Maple Grove (28-17), #1932 Rosemount (20-17), #2202 Centennial (Circle Pines) (7-0), #2642 Shakopee (31-14), #3451 Wayzata (Plymouth) (29-0), #3909 Lakeville South (Lakeville) (34-9), #4344 Burnsville (28-12), #4793 Eastview (Apple Valley) (35-0)
2017 Losses: #92 Eden Prairie (35-10), #465 Minnetonka (28-27), #1551 Cretin-Derham Hall (St. Paul) (28-14)
2017 Opponents W-L: 69-47
Recent League Championships: 2012 (Lake), 2007 (Classic Lake)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/30 at Lakeville South (Lakeville), 9/7 Rosemount, 9/14 at Wayzata (Plymouth), 9/21 Eastview (Apple Valley), 9/28 at Shakopee, 10/5 Minnetonka, 10/12 Maple Grove, 10/17 at Eden Prairie
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Eden Prairie (54.2), Minnetonka (24.9), Maple Grove (23.5)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Lakeville South (Lakeville) (-6.8), Eastview (Apple Valley) (-6), Wayzata (Plymouth) (2.3)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25 (29.7 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.9
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -10.1
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #4
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #494
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3
2018 Projected League Finish: 4th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%